Bible Section (Pericopes) Sankey Diagrams

This page explores how twenty different English Bible translations break Bible books into sections (technically called “pericopes”). Each image is a Sankey diagram, a way to visualize data flows. In these diagrams, the height of each bar indicates the number of translations that have a heading at a particular verse, and the bands that flow from them show where the section ends. For example, all translations have a heading at Genesis 1:1; most end the section at 2:4, a few end it at 2:1 (all of which start a new section that ends at 2:4), and one breaks down the individual creation days into sections. You can use these diagrams to explore commonalities and differences among different translations—where are the bars highest, for example, or where is there a lot of disagreement? Download the data used to generate these diagrams. Read a blog post about these diagrams.

Genesis

Pericopes for Genesis
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Exodus

Pericopes for Exodus
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Leviticus

Pericopes for Leviticus
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Numbers

Pericopes for Numbers
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Deuteronomy

Pericopes for Deuteronomy
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Joshua

Pericopes for Joshua
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Judges

Pericopes for Judges
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Ruth

Pericopes for Ruth
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1 Samuel

Pericopes for 1 Samuel
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2 Samuel

Pericopes for 2 Samuel
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1 Kings

Pericopes for 1 Kings
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2 Kings

Pericopes for 2 Kings
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1 Chronicles

Pericopes for 1 Chronicles
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2 Chronicles

Pericopes for 2 Chronicles
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Ezra

Pericopes for Ezra
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Nehemiah

Pericopes for Nehemiah
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Esther

Pericopes for Esther
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Job

Pericopes for Job
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Psalms

Pericopes for Psalms
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Proverbs

Pericopes for Proverbs
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Ecclesiastes

Pericopes for Ecclesiastes
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Song of Solomon

Pericopes for Song of Solomon
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Isaiah

Pericopes for Isaiah
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Jeremiah

Pericopes for Jeremiah
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Lamentations

Pericopes for Lamentations
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Ezekiel

Pericopes for Ezekiel
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Daniel

Pericopes for Daniel
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Hosea

Pericopes for Hosea
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Joel

Pericopes for Joel
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Amos

Pericopes for Amos
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Obadiah

Pericopes for Obadiah
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Jonah

Pericopes for Jonah
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Micah

Pericopes for Micah
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Nahum

Pericopes for Nahum
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Habakkuk

Pericopes for Habakkuk
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Zephaniah

Pericopes for Zephaniah
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Haggai

Pericopes for Haggai
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Zechariah

Pericopes for Zechariah
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Malachi

Pericopes for Malachi
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Matthew

Pericopes for Matthew
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Mark

Pericopes for Mark
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Luke

Pericopes for Luke
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John

Pericopes for John
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Acts

Pericopes for Acts
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Romans

Pericopes for Romans
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1 Corinthians

Pericopes for 1 Corinthians
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2 Corinthians

Pericopes for 2 Corinthians
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Galatians

Pericopes for Galatians
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Ephesians

Pericopes for Ephesians
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Philippians

Pericopes for Philippians
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Colossians

Pericopes for Colossians
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1 Thessalonians

Pericopes for 1 Thessalonians
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2 Thessalonians

Pericopes for 2 Thessalonians
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1 Timothy

Pericopes for 1 Timothy
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2 Timothy

Pericopes for 2 Timothy
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Titus

Pericopes for Titus
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Philemon

Pericopes for Philemon
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Hebrews

Pericopes for Hebrews
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James

Pericopes for James
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1 Peter

Pericopes for 1 Peter
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2 Peter

Pericopes for 2 Peter
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1 John

Pericopes for 1 John
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2 John

Pericopes for 2 John
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3 John

Pericopes for 3 John
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Jude

Pericopes for Jude
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Revelation

Pericopes for Revelation
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